| Total hip replacement is covered under most | | | | done hundreds of the same procedures in the past. |
| insurance plans; however, if you're one of the millions | | | | The nurses will be caring and helpful and if you need |
| of Americans who have no insurance, the cost of | | | | any more XRays or other procedures done, they will |
| the procedure can be prohibitive. Enter medical | | | | be arranged and performed. After one or more |
| tourism, or spending a vacation in an overseas | | | | appointments in which all of your questions are |
| location and having your total hip replacement during | | | | answered and the preoperative things are done, your |
| your vacationing experience. | | | | surgery will be scheduled. |
| The first step is to contact MedPath or another | | | | On the day of surgery, you will be checked into a |
| medical tourism site and pick your procedure and the | | | | luxurious hospital room and your surgery will be done |
| best possible locations, which could be India, Costa | | | | in a state of the art surgery suite using modern |
| Rica, Malaysia or Thailand, among others. You make | | | | anesthesia and equipment. You'll awaken in the |
| your flight arrangements and the website arranges | | | | recovery room and be transferred to your hospital |
| the medical aspect of it. | | | | room where you can visit with loved ones. You'll |
| Then you travel to your exotic location where you | | | | gradually rehabilitate in your hospital room and with |
| meet your personal assistant who will arrange your | | | | physical therapy helping you, you'll soon be on your |
| five star luxury hotel room, your appointments with | | | | feet. Eventually, you'll be transferred to your five star |
| the doctors and the surgery itself. You will be taken | | | | hotel room to be with your loved ones and to |
| to your sumptuous hotel room to wait your first | | | | continue your rehabilitation. This period of time can be |
| appointment with the doctor. | | | | just a few days to a week. Then you'll be able to |
| Then you'll meet with the physician who will examine | | | | use your personal assistant to make arrangements |
| you and your XRays. Your physician will be a world | | | | for your to go back home on the plane. |
| renowned and board certified orthopedist who has | | | | |